Oman Air's completes first stage of emergency response planning with Muscat workshops

The previous two workshops conducted during 2010 were in Bracknell, in the UK, for Oman Air’s regional staff in Europe and in Mumbai, India for Oman Air staff in the Indian Stations.

The keynote speech was delivered by Philippe Georgiou, Chief Officer Corporate Affairs, who explained to the participants the importance of an organisation being prepared to handle crisis situations in the most effective and efficient way.

Don Hunter, Chief Officer Airport Operations, highlighted the value of Emergency Response Planning (ERP) based on the past incidents of other airlines.

Training on Station Emergency Response Planning was conducted by Himali Setunge, Manager Emergency Response & Planning, which was followed by ‘Aviation Security Training’ by the Security Department’s Senior Officers, Mubarak Al Jahdhami and Rashid Al Harthy.

Michael White, from Kenyon International Emergency Services conducted a training presentation on Kenyon’s support to Oman Air for managing station response, which was followed by a table top exercise and a brain storming session. 

Yaqoob Al Aufi, Oman Air’s Muscat Airport Services Manager, who was a delegate at the workshop said: “I am glad I attended this workshop. All the presentations were very practical and direct and helped in educating our network Airport Services Managers to know their responsibilities and role on this crucial subject.”

This training concludes the first of the five phases of the Station Emergency Response Plan implementation process. The second phase involves preparation of a plan customised for each station as per the ERP guidelines. The third and fourth phases will comprise of a review of the draft plan submitted by the ERP Department and the various Station Management. The implementation of the station-wise ER plan followed by staff training by the ERP Officials will take place in the final phase.